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301. Open house London : 17-18 September 2011.

Open house London : 17-18 September 2011.
Date:
[2011]
Physical Description:
72 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

302. G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker : Albion House, Walworth : family mourning.

G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker : Albion House, Walworth : family mourning.
Creator:
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

303. Triangular bandage, printed with illustrations of bandage use.

Triangular bandage, printed with illustrations of bandage use.
Creator:
St. John Ambulance Association
Date:
approximately 1920
Physical Description:
1 printed bandage : linen ; 144 x 69 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

304. Floral designs for the table : being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves, and twenty-four original coloured designs / by John Perkins, head gardener for twenty-nine years to the late and present Lord Henniker.

Floral designs for the table : being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves, and twenty-four original coloured designs / by John Perkins, head gardener for twenty-nine years to the late and present Lord Henniker.
Creator:
Perkins, John (Gardener)
Date:
1877
Physical Description:
38, [2] pages, 24 leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 22 x 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

305. Office Anthem.

Office Anthem.
Date:
[approximately 193-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

306. [Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].

[Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].
Creator:
Howle, J. (Tailor)
Date:
[approximately 1820-1830]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

307. A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.

A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

308. Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent.

Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent.
Creator:
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
Date:
1744
Physical Description:
3 p., 53 plates. 43 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

309. As in a looking glass / by F.C. Philips ; iIllustrated by G. du Maurier.

As in a looking glass / by F.C. Philips ; iIllustrated by G. du Maurier.
Creator:
Philips, F. C. (Francis Charles), 1849–1921
Date:
1889
Physical Description:
[10], 293, [1] p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross

310. The Chinese expedition, 1859-1860 / by Major W.G.R. Masters, Royal Marine Light Infantry ; a series of eight views ...

The Chinese expedition, 1859-1860 / by Major W.G.R. Masters, Royal Marine Light Infantry ; a series of eight views ...
Creator:
Masters, W. G. R. (William Godfrey Rays)
Date:
[1861]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 58 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

311. Grand architectural panorama of London : Regent Street to Westminster Abbey [graphic] / from original drawings made expressly for the work by R. Sandeman, architect ; and executed on wood by G.C. Leighton.

Grand architectural panorama of London : Regent Street to Westminster Abbey [graphic] / from original drawings made expressly for the work by R. Sandeman, architect ; and executed on wood by G.C. Leighton.
Creator:
Leighton, George Cargill, 1826–1895
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
1 print on 8 sheets : wood engraving ; full image 15 x 677 cm, accordion folded to 15 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

312. Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848.

Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848.
Creator:
White Hill Kiln (Luton, England)
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
2 sheets ; 13 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

313. The most extensive and cheapest establishment in the West of England : Cullum, letter-press and copper-plate, printer, bookbinder, and stationer, to Their Majesties, Goldsmiths'-Street : Exeter : old-established genuine patent medicine warehouse.

The most extensive and cheapest establishment in the West of England : Cullum, letter-press and copper-plate, printer, bookbinder, and stationer, to Their Majesties, Goldsmiths'-Street : Exeter : old-established genuine patent medicine warehouse.
Creator:
Cullum (Firm)
Date:
[1840s?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 12 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

314. Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

315. Bowles & Carver's new and enlarged catalogue, of accurate and useful maps, plans, and prints, of various sorts; universal and English atlasses, correct books of roads, architecture, perspective, geometry, antiquities, &c. elegant drawing-books ... also, great variety of other valuable articles ...

Bowles & Carver's new and enlarged catalogue, of accurate and useful maps, plans, and prints, of various sorts; universal and English atlasses, correct books of roads, architecture, perspective, geometry, antiquities, &c. elegant drawing-books ... also, great variety of other valuable articles ...
Creator:
Bowles & Carver
Date:
1795]
Physical Description:
185 (i.e., 177), [3] p. 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

316. The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways. A humourous game.

The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways. A humourous game.
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
1 sheet. 57 x 43 cm., fold. to 21 x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

317. Valentine card.

Valentine card.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

318. This newly constructed and extended map of India : from the latest surveys of the best authorities, published principally for the use of the officers of the army in India, is respectfully inscribed to Major General Sir John Malcolm ... / drawn & engraved by John Walker.

This newly constructed and extended map of India : from the latest surveys of the best authorities, published principally for the use of the officers of the army in India, is respectfully inscribed to Major General Sir John Malcolm ... / drawn & engraved by John Walker.
Creator:
Walker, John, 1786–1873
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
1 map : hand col., mounted on linen ; 158 x 151 cm., folded to 26 x 17 cm., in case 27 x 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

319. The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : now newly imprinted.

The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : now newly imprinted.
Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Date:
Finished on the 8th day of May, 1896]
Physical Description:
4 blank l., ii p., 1 l., 554 p. illus. 43 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

320. To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity : and are desirous of inspecting the striking parts of the creation : there is to be seen, at the [blank] the beautiful zebra, or wild ass ... : it was brought from the Cape of Good Hope, in the year 1762, by Sir Thomas Adams.

To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity : and are desirous of inspecting the striking parts of the creation : there is to be seen, at the [blank] the beautiful zebra, or wild ass ... : it was brought from the Cape of Good Hope, in the year 1762, by Sir Thomas Adams.
Date:
[1773]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joseph Reed, Yale BA 1954, and Kit Reed

321. The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant : demonstrating, after the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the plan to the ornamental finish, illustrated with a greater number of useful and familiar examples than any work of that kind hitherto published, with clear and ample instructions, annexed to each subject or number, on the same plate ... : also, the figure, description, and use of a new-invented joint-rule ... : the whole correctly engraven on seventy-seven folio copper plates / from the designs of William Pain ...

The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant : demonstrating, after the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the plan to the ornamental finish, illustrated with a greater number of useful and familiar examples than any work of that kind hitherto published, with clear and ample instructions, annexed to each subject or number, on the same plate ... : also, the figure, description, and use of a new-invented joint-rule ... : the whole correctly engraven on seventy-seven folio copper plates / from the designs of William Pain ...
Creator:
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
Date:
MDCCLVIII [1758]
Physical Description:
[6], 4 pages, [76] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

322. Twelve designs of country-houses : of two, three and four rooms on a floor : proper for glebes and small estates : with some observations on the common errors in building / by a gentleman.

Twelve designs of country-houses : of two, three and four rooms on a floor : proper for glebes and small estates : with some observations on the common errors in building / by a gentleman.
Creator:
Payne, John, 1710–1771
Date:
1757
Physical Description:
16, [8] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

323. An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation : preceded by a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : with notices of nearly five hundred English buildings / by Thomas Rickman.

An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation : preceded by a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : with notices of nearly five hundred English buildings / by Thomas Rickman.
Creator:
Rickman, Thomas, 1776–1841
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
iv, 146 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

324. Sketches in the grounds of Marshalls, the seat of Rowland Stephenson Esqr.

Sketches in the grounds of Marshalls, the seat of Rowland Stephenson Esqr.
Creator:
Hornor, Thomas, 1785–1844
Date:
1824]
Physical Description:
[16] leaves : all ill. ; 16 x 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

325. Prince Albert / engraved by Messrs. Dempsey & Carroll, for their publications.

Prince Albert / engraved by Messrs. Dempsey & Carroll, for their publications.
Creator:
Dempsey & Carroll
Date:
between 1878 and 1900?
Physical Description:
1 print : steel engraving ; 14 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

326. Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered.

Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered.
Creator:
Whitehaven Steam Navigation Company
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 15 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

327. A picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821 / by James Hakewill ...

A picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821 / by James Hakewill ...
Creator:
Hakewill, James, 1778–1843
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
1 p.l., 16, [41] p., 21 col. pl. ; fol. 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

328. The beauties of Stow, or, A description of the pleasant seat, and noble gardens, of the right honourable Lord Viscount Cobham : with above thirty designs, or drawings, engraved on copper-plates, of each particular building / by George Bickham.

The beauties of Stow, or, A description of the pleasant seat, and noble gardens, of the right honourable Lord Viscount Cobham : with above thirty designs, or drawings, engraved on copper-plates, of each particular building / by George Bickham.
Creator:
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
Date:
1750
Physical Description:
67 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

329. Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street : where gentlemen and ladies may be furnish'd as usual.

Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street : where gentlemen and ladies may be furnish'd as usual.
Date:
[1748]]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

330. Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester.

Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester.
Creator:
Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Date:
approximately 1825
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 12 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

331. [Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society].

[Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society].
Creator:
Reece & Co. (London, England)
Date:
1838-1839
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 17 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

332. Field notes / by Helen Douglas.

Field notes / by Helen Douglas.
Creator:
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Date:
2006
Physical Description:
[72] p. : ill. ; 9 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

333. Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome, during the year l8l9. By Maria Graham ...

Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome, during the year l8l9. By Maria Graham ...
Creator:
Callcott, Maria, Lady, 1785–1842
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 305, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

334. Official catalogue / Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures.

Official catalogue / Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures.
Creator:
Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1875 : Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Date:
1875
Physical Description:
[8], 319, [1], [80] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

335. A direction for the English traviller : by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales : and also to know how farre any market or noteable towne in any shire lyeth one from an other, and whether the same be east, west, north or south from ye shire towne : as also the distance betweene London, and any other shire or great town, with the scituation thereof east, west, north, or south from London : by the help also of this worke one may know (in what parish, village, or mansion house soeuer he be in) what shires he is to passe through & which way he is to trauell till he come to the journies end ...

A direction for the English traviller : by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales : and also to know how farre any market or noteable towne in any shire lyeth one from an other, and whether the same be east, west, north or south from ye shire towne : as also the distance betweene London, and any other shire or great town, with the scituation thereof east, west, north, or south from London : by the help also of this worke one may know (in what parish, village, or mansion house soeuer he be in) what shires he is to passe through & which way he is to trauell till he come to the journies end ...
Creator:
Simons, Matthew, d. 1654
Date:
1643
Physical Description:
[48] leaves (some folded) : maps ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

336. The Canterbury tales.

The Canterbury tales.
Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Date:
1483]
Physical Description:
[312] leaves : ill. ; 27 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

337. Catalogue of the exhibition, called Modern Mexico : containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain, and models of the vegetable produce, costume, &c., &c., now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly / by W. Bullock, F.L.S. andc. andc.

Catalogue of the exhibition, called Modern Mexico : containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain, and models of the vegetable produce, costume, &c., &c., now open for public inspection at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly / by W. Bullock, F.L.S. andc. andc.
Creator:
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
28 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

338. The sailing and fighting instructions, or, Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain.

The sailing and fighting instructions, or, Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain.
Creator:
Greenwood, Jonathan
Date:
[1715?]
Physical Description:
[72] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

339. British butterflies.

British butterflies.
Creator:
Bush, Tracey
Date:
[2004]
Physical Description:
8 cut-paper butterflies ; in box 13 x 18 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

340. London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563 [cartographic material] / Radulphus Aggus.

London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563 [cartographic material] / Radulphus Aggus.
Creator:
Agas, Ralph, 1545–1621
Date:
October 30th, 1789
Physical Description:
1 map ; 38 x 104 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

341. Nicklin & Son : wire workers, drawers and weavers, gimlet & bit makers : no. 2 Bradford Street, Birmingham & 139 Aldersgate Street, London.

Nicklin & Son : wire workers, drawers and weavers, gimlet & bit makers : no. 2 Bradford Street, Birmingham & 139 Aldersgate Street, London.
Creator:
Nicklin & Son (Birmingham, England)
Date:
[approximately 1817]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 19 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

342. An elegy : to the memory of our illustrious and lamented Queen Caroline of England.

An elegy : to the memory of our illustrious and lamented Queen Caroline of England.
Creator:
Parmenter, S., active 1821
Date:
[1821?]
Physical Description:
1 broadside : illustrations ; 47 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

343. The fables of Aesop, and others / with designs on wood, by Thomas Bewick.

The fables of Aesop, and others / with designs on wood, by Thomas Bewick.
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
xxiv, 376 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

344. The Kikkuli text on the training of horses (ca. 1350 B.C.) / translated from the German by Gerhard F. Probst ; illustrated by Carolyn Whitesel.

The Kikkuli text on the training of horses (ca. 1350 B.C.) / translated from the German by Gerhard F. Probst ; illustrated by Carolyn Whitesel.
Creator:
Kikkuli, fl. ca. 1350 B.C
Date:
c1977
Physical Description:
[12] folders (4, xl p.), [2] fold. leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

345. [Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]

[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]
Date:
2d Novr. 1773
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

346. A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.

A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.
Creator:
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
Date:
1796
Physical Description:
[4], 19, [1] page, [6] leaves of plates : illlustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

347. [Trade card for Bonchurch Family Hotel).

[Trade card for Bonchurch Family Hotel).
Creator:
Bonchurch Family Hotel (Brannon, Wotton, Isle of Wight)
Date:
[188-?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 90 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

348. A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom, and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of Southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal, with a chart of the route / by John Barrow ...

A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom, and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of Southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal, with a chart of the route / by John Barrow ...
Creator:
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
Physical Description:
xvii, [2], 447, [1] p., [21] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

349. I am thine love.

I am thine love.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

350. When the hearts feeling burns with concealing, oh, what an anguish silent to languish.

When the hearts feeling burns with concealing, oh, what an anguish silent to languish.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 17 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

351. Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar, drawn from nature and on stone by Major John Luard.

Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar, drawn from nature and on stone by Major John Luard.
Creator:
Luard, John, 1790–1875
Date:
[1838]
Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) ill. 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

352. The Funeral procession of Arthur, Duke of Wellington [graphic] / H. Alken and G.A. Sala exc.

The Funeral procession of Arthur, Duke of Wellington [graphic] / H. Alken and G.A. Sala exc.
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
[1853]
Physical Description:
1 print on 27 joined sheets : hand-colored aquatint ; sheets end-to-end 14 x 2042 cm, accordion folded to to 14 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

353. To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated / by William Daniell.

To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated / by William Daniell.
Creator:
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
Date:
January 1st, 1805
Physical Description:
7 prints in 1 portfolio : soft ground etching and aquatint ; platemarks 48 x 72 cm, on sheets 53 x 78 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

354. Constable & Compy : successor to John Meabry & Son : wholesale and retail tea, coffee & grocery warehouse : No. 1 Broad Street, Bloomsbury, London.

Constable & Compy : successor to John Meabry & Son : wholesale and retail tea, coffee & grocery warehouse : No. 1 Broad Street, Bloomsbury, London.
Creator:
Constable & Company (Firm : London, England)
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 100 x 70 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

355. J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c. : Birkenhead : watches, clocks, jewellery and every description of fancy articles cleaned and repaired.

J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c. : Birkenhead : watches, clocks, jewellery and every description of fancy articles cleaned and repaired.
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

356. The blue lights / by R. Carrick ; after J.M.W. Turner, Esqre. R.A. ; shewing the progress of the printing.

The blue lights / by R. Carrick ; after J.M.W. Turner, Esqre. R.A. ; shewing the progress of the printing.
Creator:
Carrick, Robert, active 1853–1895
Date:
[1853?]
Physical Description:
27 prints in 1 volume : chromolithography volume 62 x 87 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

357. Select illustrations of Hampshire : comprising picturesque views of the seats of the nobility & gentry, lodge entrances &c. / with descriptions by G.F. Prosser.

Select illustrations of Hampshire : comprising picturesque views of the seats of the nobility & gentry, lodge entrances &c. / with descriptions by G.F. Prosser.
Creator:
Prosser, George Frederick
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
[114] p., [53] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

358. Splendid show of spring fashions.

Splendid show of spring fashions.
Creator:
John Sanderson & Co
Date:
[1890?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

359. Universal building-blocks box = Boite à construction en bois = Universal-Holzbaukasten.

Universal building-blocks box = Boite à construction en bois = Universal-Holzbaukasten.
Date:
[late 19th century?]
Physical Description:
1 set of building blocks (63 pieces) : wood ; various sizes, in wooden box 17 x 24 x 5
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

360. A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland / engraved by Thomas Milton. From original drawings, by the best masters.

A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland / engraved by Thomas Milton. From original drawings, by the best masters.
Creator:
Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827
Date:
[1783-1793]
Physical Description:
xlvii, [5] p., xxiv leaves of plates : ill ; 21 x 27cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

361. Cygnea cantio : swan song.

Cygnea cantio : swan song.
Creator:
Bush, Tracey
Date:
1997
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([3] p.) : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

362. Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime / written the first edition in French, the second in English, by Mr. Angelo Tremamondo, fencing master to Their Royal Highnesses Prince William Henry & Prince Henry Frederick.

Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime / written the first edition in French, the second in English, by Mr. Angelo Tremamondo, fencing master to Their Royal Highnesses Prince William Henry & Prince Henry Frederick.
Creator:
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
Date:
circa 1763
Physical Description:
[2] sheets ([4] p.) ; 31 x 46 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

363. The Regency. Ramsgate : Sunday, 18th October, 1953 : dinner 7/-.

The Regency. Ramsgate : Sunday, 18th October, 1953 : dinner 7/-.
Creator:
Regency Hotel (Ramsgate, England)
Date:
1953
Physical Description:
1 menu ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

364. [Billhead of J. Fallon & Co., fish merchant, Leek, Staffordshire, for purchases made by Mr. Russell, 1887].

[Billhead of J. Fallon & Co., fish merchant, Leek, Staffordshire, for purchases made by Mr. Russell, 1887].
Creator:
J. Fallon & Co. (Leek, England)
Date:
1887
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 28 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

365. Summer of smiles : London Guitar Festival : E4 Udderbelly : Ray Davies' Meltdown : Light Fantastic.

Summer of smiles : London Guitar Festival : E4 Udderbelly : Ray Davies' Meltdown : Light Fantastic.
Creator:
South Bank Centre
Date:
2011
Physical Description:
25 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

366. [Billhead of S.G. Morrison, general merchant in Fraserburgh, for purchases made by Mr. Bird, 1911 : with advertisement for Lipton's Tea]

[Billhead of S.G. Morrison, general merchant in Fraserburgh, for purchases made by Mr. Bird, 1911 : with advertisement for Lipton's Tea]
Creator:
Morrison, S. G.
Date:
1911
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 22 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

367. Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the ladyes of Englande doe dresse.

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the ladyes of Englande doe dresse.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : etching ; 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

368. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

369. J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer : 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.

J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer : 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.
Creator:
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
Date:
[between 1810 and 1821]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 56 x 84 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

370. [Billhead of Joseph Osborn, maltster, for purchases made by H. Brandreth, 1848].

[Billhead of Joseph Osborn, maltster, for purchases made by H. Brandreth, 1848].
Creator:
Osborn, Joseph (Maltster)
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 9 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

371. Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet.

Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet.
Creator:
Great Britain. Admiralty
Date:
[approximately 1711]
Physical Description:
34 pages ; 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

372. A new drawing book: by Ibbetson, Chamberlain, Angelica, &c.

A new drawing book: by Ibbetson, Chamberlain, Angelica, &c.
Creator:
Laurie, Richard Holmes
Date:
[1824]
Physical Description:
24 plates (33 ill.; incl. engr. t.-p.) 24 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

373. The tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of the picturesque. A poem.

The tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of the picturesque. A poem.
Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
1 p.., iii, [1], 275 p., 1 leaf. 30 col. plates (incl. front.) 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

374. A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia. Lately in the possession of the Earl of Orford at Houghton in Norfolk; with plans, elevations, sections, chimney pieces & ceilings ...

A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia. Lately in the possession of the Earl of Orford at Houghton in Norfolk; with plans, elevations, sections, chimney pieces & ceilings ...
Date:
1788
Physical Description:
2 v. 162 plates (incl. fronts., engr. t.-p.'s, ports. plans) on 133 leaves. 69 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

375. Westminster Abbey fund : 1065, 1920.

Westminster Abbey fund : 1065, 1920.
Creator:
Parkinson, W. (William), 1871–1927
Date:
1920
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 16 x 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

376. Rowe collection of botanical specimens, 1861-1862.

Rowe collection of botanical specimens, 1861-1862.
Creator:
Rowe, Miss
Date:
1861-1862
Physical Description:
5 linear feet (6 boxes, 1 oversize)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

377. Will of Patrick Lynch.

Will of Patrick Lynch.
Creator:
Lynch, Richard, -1781
Date:
1781
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 17 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

378. With best wishes for your birthday : may your future years of life gently pass unmarred by strife, solaced by sweet loves caress, health and every happiness.

With best wishes for your birthday : may your future years of life gently pass unmarred by strife, solaced by sweet loves caress, health and every happiness.
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[ca. 1870]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 20 x 5 cm (with tassel)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

379. Till the boys come home : (keep the home fires burning).

Till the boys come home : (keep the home fires burning).
Date:
1914 or 1915
Physical Description:
1 printed handkerchief : cotton ; 48 x 48 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

380. Souvenir greeting card.

Souvenir greeting card.
Date:
[approximately 1890]
Physical Description:
1 greeting card : color illustrations ; 9 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

381. Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands : containing coloured figures and descriptions of some of the choicest species most proper for the conservatory or greenhouse, and many of which will endure the cold of our climate, in the open air, with a very little protection; with magnified dissections of their most essential parts, their names, descriptions, & a full account of the best method of cultivation and propagation : the greater part are handsome evergreen shrubs, and may produce sweet-scented flowers; and as they are generally of free growth, and easily managed, they may be considered as the most desirable plants for cultivation : in one volume / by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. author of Hortus Suburbanus Londoniensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical cultivator, The British flower garden, Geraniaceæ, Cistineæ, The florist's guide, The British warblers, &c. ; the drawings by E.D. Smith, F.L.S. botanical artist.

Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands : containing coloured figures and descriptions of some of the choicest species most proper for the conservatory or greenhouse, and many of which will endure the cold of our climate, in the open air, with a very little protection; with magnified dissections of their most essential parts, their names, descriptions, & a full account of the best method of cultivation and propagation : the greater part are handsome evergreen shrubs, and may produce sweet-scented flowers; and as they are generally of free growth, and easily managed, they may be considered as the most desirable plants for cultivation : in one volume / by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. author of Hortus Suburbanus Londoniensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical cultivator, The British flower garden, Geraniaceæ, Cistineæ, The florist's guide, The British warblers, &c. ; the drawings by E.D. Smith, F.L.S. botanical artist.
Creator:
Sweet, Robert, 1783–1835
Date:
1827-28
Physical Description:
[114] pages, 56 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

382. Butterflies.

Butterflies.
Creator:
Cockburn, Julie
Date:
2004
Physical Description:
1 altered book ; 39 x 47 x 8 cm, in box 55 x 72 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky in honor of Amy Meyers, Yale PhD, American Studies, 1985; Janice Neri (1970-2016), who worked with Meyers (as a predoctoral research assistant) at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens; and Neri's family

383. Edward Gilks, ornamental designer : draughtsman on wood and lithographer : 4 Fenchurch Building, Fenchurch, London.

Edward Gilks, ornamental designer : draughtsman on wood and lithographer : 4 Fenchurch Building, Fenchurch, London.
Creator:
Gilks, Edward, 1822?-
Date:
[1840?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 11 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

384. Butterflies : collection one / Hannah Brown.

Butterflies : collection one / Hannah Brown.
Creator:
Brown, Hannah (Bookbinder)
Date:
made in 2011
Physical Description:
9 origami butterflies ; in wooden box 13 x 13 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk

385. In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.

In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.
Date:
[1904]
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 90 x 130 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

386. Campi Phlegraei : observations on the volcanos of the Two Sicilies, as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton, K.B. F.R.S., His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Naples ; to which, in order to convey the most precise idea of each remark, a new and accurate map is annexed, with 54 plates illuminated from drawings taken and colour'd after nature, under inspection of the author, by the editor, Mr. Peter Fabris = Observations sur les volcans des Deux Siciles, telles qu' elles ont été communiquées à la Société royale de Londres / par le chevalier Hamilton ... auxquelles pour donner une idée plus précise de chaque observation, on a ajouté une carte nouvelle & très exacte avec 54 planches enluminées d'après les desseins faits & coloriés sur la nature même, sous l'inspection de l'auteur, par l'éditeur le sieur Pierre Fabris.

Campi Phlegraei : observations on the volcanos of the Two Sicilies, as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton, K.B. F.R.S., His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Naples ; to which, in order to convey the most precise idea of each remark, a new and accurate map is annexed, with 54 plates illuminated from drawings taken and colour'd after nature, under inspection of the author, by the editor, Mr. Peter Fabris = Observations sur les volcans des Deux Siciles, telles qu' elles ont été communiquées à la Société royale de Londres / par le chevalier Hamilton ... auxquelles pour donner une idée plus précise de chaque observation, on a ajouté une carte nouvelle & très exacte avec 54 planches enluminées d'après les desseins faits & coloriés sur la nature même, sous l'inspection de l'auteur, par l'éditeur le sieur Pierre Fabris.
Creator:
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730–1803
Date:
MDCCLXXVI [1776]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : color illustrations (engravings), 1 color map (engraving) ; 47 cm (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

387. Bill for clothes, buttons and trimmings.

Bill for clothes, buttons and trimmings.
Creator:
Leaf, Edward (Tailor)
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 15 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

388. Survey of Hertford Castle.

Survey of Hertford Castle.
Creator:
Basil, Simon, -1615
Date:
1608
Physical Description:
1 volume (3 leaves) : on parchment ; 38 x 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

389. The maid and the magpie : a drama in three acts : 5 plates characters, 5 scenes, and 3 plate wings, total 13 plates : adapted only for Pollock's characters and scenes.

The maid and the magpie : a drama in three acts : 5 plates characters, 5 scenes, and 3 plate wings, total 13 plates : adapted only for Pollock's characters and scenes.
Date:
[between 1876 and 1917]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus

390. My heart is truly thine, dear Valentine.

My heart is truly thine, dear Valentine.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 17 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

391. Walkers' tour through France. Being a new geographical game, containing many interesting particulars of the present state of the principal cities, towns, villages, mountains, rivers, &c. in that kingdom.

Walkers' tour through France. Being a new geographical game, containing many interesting particulars of the present state of the principal cities, towns, villages, mountains, rivers, &c. in that kingdom.
Date:
1815
Physical Description:
1 game ; 53 x 55 cm. fold. to 18 x 15 cm. & booklet (84 p.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

392. An overland journey to the Great Exhibition showing a few extra articles & visitors. By Richard Doyle.

An overland journey to the Great Exhibition showing a few extra articles & visitors. By Richard Doyle.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
14 col. plates. 13 x 275 cm. fold. to 13 x 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

393. Rowlandson's sketches from nature.

Rowlandson's sketches from nature.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [18] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

394. The county of Dorset / surveyed and engraved by Isaac Taylor.

The county of Dorset / surveyed and engraved by Isaac Taylor.
Creator:
Taylor, Isaac, 1730–1807
Date:
June 1st, 1795
Physical Description:
1 map on 6 sheets : hand colored ; sheets 53 x 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

395. A chapbook of English tat.

A chapbook of English tat.
Creator:
Mockett, Andrew
Date:
[2002?]
Physical Description:
1 portfolio (10 prints) : hand-colored woodcuts ; sheets 29 x 38 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Andrew Mockett

396. Day-light : a recent discovery in the art of painting : with hints on the philosophy of the fine arts, and on that of the human mind, as first dissected by Emanuel Kant / by Henry Richter.

Day-light : a recent discovery in the art of painting : with hints on the philosophy of the fine arts, and on that of the human mind, as first dissected by Emanuel Kant / by Henry Richter.
Creator:
Richter, Henry, 1772–1857
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], ix, [1], 67, [1] p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

397. Fern and flower album.

Fern and flower album.
Creator:
Paley, Ann
Date:
1873-1878
Physical Description:
1 v. ([15] leaves, with many blanks) ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

398. The history of four-footed beasts and serpents : describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues (both natural and medicinal) countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work of God in their creation, preservation, and destruction. Interwoven with curious variety of historical narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, philosophers, physicians, and poets: illustrated with divers hieroglyphicks and emblems, &c. both pleasant and profitable for students in all faculties and professions / Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now added, The theater of insects; or, lesser living creatures: as bees, flies, caterpillars, spiders, worms, &c. A most elaborate work: by T. Muffet, Dr. of Physick. The whole revised, corrected, and inlarged with the addition of two useful physical tables by J[ohn]. R[owland]. M.D.

The history of four-footed beasts and serpents : describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues (both natural and medicinal) countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work of God in their creation, preservation, and destruction. Interwoven with curious variety of historical narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, philosophers, physicians, and poets: illustrated with divers hieroglyphicks and emblems, &c. both pleasant and profitable for students in all faculties and professions / Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now added, The theater of insects; or, lesser living creatures: as bees, flies, caterpillars, spiders, worms, &c. A most elaborate work: by T. Muffet, Dr. of Physick. The whole revised, corrected, and inlarged with the addition of two useful physical tables by J[ohn]. R[owland]. M.D.
Creator:
Topsell, Edward, 1572–1625?
Date:
MDCLVIII [1658]
Physical Description:
[16], 818, [18], 889-1130, [6] p. : ill. ; 33 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

399. One hundred fables, original and selected / by James Northcote, R.A. &c. &c. ; embellished with two hundred and eighty engravings on wood.

One hundred fables, original and selected / by James Northcote, R.A. &c. &c. ; embellished with two hundred and eighty engravings on wood.
Creator:
Northcote, James, 1746–1831
Date:
1828
Physical Description:
iii, [1], 272 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Reese Company

400. My memory holds thy form in view ...

My memory holds thy form in view ...
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 17 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts